Posted on 07/15/2005 3:08:06 PM PDT by TheOtherOne
Muslim Scholars Condemn London Attack, but Not All Suicide Bombings
Published: Jul 15, 2005 LONDON (AP) - Muslim leaders and scholars met at London's largest mosque Friday to condemn the terrorist attacks in the British capital, saying the perpetrators had violated the Quran by killing innocent civilians and that no one should consider them martyrs.
But the 22 imams and scholars stopped short of condemning all suicide bombings, saying that those that target occupying forces in countries such as Israel and Iraq are sometimes justified.
"There should be a clear distinction between the suicide bombing of those who are trying to defend themselves from occupiers, which is something different from those who kill civilians, which is a big crime," said Sayed Mohammed Musawi, the head of the World Islamic League in London.
"The media in the West are mixing the difference between these two, and the result is that some of our Muslim youth are becoming more frustrated and they think that both are the same, even though Muslim law forbids killing any innocent lives," Musawi said. He spoke at a news conference at the London Central Mosque after the leaders and scholars read a statement condemning the July 7 attacks.
In their statement condemning the London bombings, the imams and scholars said the terrorism by a small group of radicals had victimized Muslims around the world by raising "Islamophobia" among the general public.
"We are firmly of the view that these killings had absolutely no sanction in Islam, nor is there any justification whatsoever in our noble religion for such evil actions. It is our understanding that those who carried out the bombings in London should in no sense be regarded as martyrs," the statement said.
It urged all Muslims and non-Muslims to help authorities investigate the crime and to punish those who helped plan it.
The statement also said that racism, unemployment and economic deprivation that Muslims face in poor sections of cities such as Leeds - where three of the suspected bombers lived - "may be alienating some of our children and driving them toward the path of anger and desperation" in ways that are prohibited by Islam.
AP-ES-07-15-05 1725EDT
Comments like this make me believe I should think of all islam as the enemy.
unless it kills civilians we don't like.
You just gotta love those moderate Muslims.
Guess what.
Ya reckon?
...you know, a 'special' one with turban, beard, and bloody knife.
(We may just have another winner here!)
Wait. I'm confused here. Where exactly do the insurgants who carelessly lob mortar rounds against our troops fall?
Do they never kill Iraqi civilians?
...is one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet in terms of low life expectancy.
Can't happen to damned soon, either.
islam preaches oppression, slavery, and death.
" Muslim leaders and scholars met at London's largest mosque Friday to condemn the terrorist attacks in the British capital, saying the perpetrators had violated the Quran by killing innocent civilians and that no one should consider them martyrs. But the 22 imams and scholars stopped short of condemning all suicide bombings, saying that those that target occupying forces in countries such as Israel and Iraq are sometimes justified. "
ie.,
They never met a terrorist they didn't like. They're two faced liars.
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Intolerance, violence against women, hatred and has practiced mass murder for 14 centuries to achieve peace!
Islam is a scourge.
As I'm fond of saying, "Islam - the largest, fastest-growing, and most influential religion the world will never miss...
The media still don't get it. "Innocents" are Muslims. Everyone else is an infidel. I would love for someone to ask an imam about this and hear him sputter and stammer over the answer
But the 22 imams and scholars stopped short of condemning all suicide bombings
Of course, such double-speak is designed to make the Europeans feel "safe"--and they are gutless enought to buy it. In reality, these Shamens embrace suicide killings as a legimate means to a Taliban end. Today its the Israelis (hey, they're just Jews, right?); however, when they are sufficiently confident & numerous, it will be white Europeans of every stripe. Islam is a cancer that will swallow Europe one equovacation at a time. In the final analysis, that may be just what the Euros deserve. Hopefully, we won't suffer the same fate here.
That would not describe my thinking at anytime.
There is a big difference between defending Islam and not being 100% sure that every last muslim is my enemy.
I would support these so-called "Scholars" engaging in self-immolation. That's a suicide bombing I'd relish.
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